St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-20
AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
The St. Paul Team Comes Within an Ace
of Winning Game From the
Detroit sluggers.
Who Snatch the Victory From the Burning
in the Last Half of the Ninth
Inning.
The Wonderful Work of W1lmot
With the Willow Never Equaled
in ST. Paul.
Fully FIVE Thousand People See
Game Worth Going Many Miles
to Witness.


fully 5000 people being inside the inclos-
ure-the Detroits were remarkably lucky,
the ST. Pauls did remarkably heavy hitting,
the number of brilliant plays were remark
ably numerous. and the game was remark
ably cIose-1O to 9. The Wolverines came
to St. Paul With clean score of victories,
and it was not expected by one person III a
thousand that they would be beaten here or
even pushed hard for their laurelS. They
were completely surprised, however, and
had to fight from the beginning of the first
inning 10 the end of the ninth, and won by
the smallest possible majority after two
men were out and two strikes had been
called on the man az bar. The enthusiasm
of the spectators was intense, and. although
the victory went to the visitors, everybody
was pleased with the work done by the
home team. and went away fully satisfied
that they had seen the most hotly-contesred
game OF their lives. Wilmot was the hero
Of the day. He welded the willow five
times for
HOME RUN,
three-bagger, two doubles and single,
total of twelve bases. He crossed the home
plate three times and made three beautiful
catches in his position in left field. 1t is
understood that Willnot secures a new suit
of clothes. spring 0yercoat and silk hat
under the offer Of Manager Barnes Of these
articles to the member of his team who
would first knock a bail over the fence
pitched by Detroit twlster. Murphy's
work both in the field and at bat was excel
lent His catch of Rowe's fly in the fourth
inning was Il wonderful exhibition Of judg-
ment and skill Cleveland was unable to
do much with the bat, but his catch of
Whites foul fly in the seventh inning was
one of the most difficult ever seen in st.
Paul. His catch of ThompSon's fly in the
fourth inning was also very pretty. Crooks
Won applause in the fourth inning by TAX
ing in Richardson's high fly. The fielding
and batting Of Sowders, though he did little
of either. were done in a manner which
marks him as ball player of the first order.
Niau'S pitching was extraordinarily good.
That he held the heaviest hitters in the
world down to twelve hits, excluding bases
on balls. some of them scratches, Is suffi-
cient evidence that he is
4 FIRST-C CLASS TWISTER.
The Wolverines made nearly all their
hits in the first, second and ninth innings.
Stockwell's plucky work behind the bat was
a dozen times roundly applauded. His
catching of foul tips and throwing to second
are done to the queens taste. A pitched
ball in the ninth inning drove his mask into
his forehead. making an ugly cash and
causing a suspension of the game for some
minutes This accident is probably what
lost the game. as Viau was obliged to slow
up i'll his pitching, and Camel sent an easy
one to left field which brought III two men,,
Pickett and Mccarthy were not at their
best. The former was not successful in
landing the ball safely, and the latter is
credited with three very bad errors, one Of
which let in a run. Mccarthy is so rapid
that he does not take time to judge the
balrs course. The Wolverines play with
the greatest frigidity all the time. Besides
being heavy hitters they are splendid field
ers. The playing of White at third and
Dunlap at second was most ad-
mired. ST. Paul went to bat first and Muir
phv got I1rsr Oh balls. He undertook to
steal second and was thrown out. A mo-
ment later Wilmot knocked the ball over
the right field fence. Cleveland reached
first on missed fourth strike, and the next
two men went out. For Detroit Richard
son led off with y
4 TWO-BAGGER,
went to second on Rowe's base on balls,
and home on Brouthers' hit to right. Rowe
going to third. Murphy tried to get the
ball to Cleveland in time to catch Rowe.
but failed. Cleveland, however. got the
ball back to second in time to cut off
Rowe across the plate, and Crooks tumble
of Whites grounder let in Dunlap. In.the
second inning Sowders drove the ball over
the left fielder'S head for two bags. was
advanced ii base on Viau's sacrifice. and
earned run on Stockwells right-field hit
The latter got around to third on an error
of the catcher and wild pitch. but Nc
Carthy and Murphy failed to reach first
bag. For the DetrOitS Camel made a good
hit to center. and was caught trying to steal
second. GetZein followed with a good
drive to center, stole second, reached third
on passed ball, and home on Cleveland's s
tumble of RoWe'S grounder. BroutherS
took base on balls, and Thompson made
a hit to left and stole second and third,
Rowe and Brouthers scoring. The score
now stood to 2 in favor of Detroit, and
the general impression was that the Wis
itors would win by score of about 20 to 3.
Wilmot opened the third inning with a
double bagger, made neat steal to third.
and crossed-the plate on Hanlon's muff of
Cleveland's fly. For Detroit, White scored
Oh a tumble at third, Cancels out at first
and Getzeins center-feld hit. In the fourth
Stockwell and Mccarthy scored on an error
by Rowe and singles by Mccarthy, Muir
ply and Wilmot, and the
WOLVERINES WERE BLANKED
for the first time. The score now stood Z
to in favor OF the visitors, and the crowd
showed signs of being pleased. In the
fifth Detroit got one easily on two bad fun
bes at second and a wild pitch. The sixth
was entirely unproductive for either side.
In the seventh st. Paul rallied and took one
without any trouble whatever Oh Murphy's
single and Wilmot's three-bagger. There
was nobody out, and it looked as though
ST Paul was sire to score some more
Cleveland drove the ball down to White
who caught Wilmot at the plate. Pickett:
grounder to White was sent by way of sec
ond to first in time to catch both runners.
Neither side scored in the eighth, and the
Einth was opened with the score standing s
TO in favor OF Detroit. Stockwell got ir
good drive TO right followed by McCar
thy's fine hit to left, and each took base or
Murphy's sacrifice. WiJmot then get the
crowd wild by tying the score with q
splendid double to the right garden, and
scored on Pickett's hit to left. A row en-.
sued at this point over collision between
Rowe and Wilmot, the former claiming
that the latter interfered with his fielding
The umpire decided against the fielder on
the ground that Rowe had deliberately got
in the way to impede the ruI.her. Pickett
tried in vain to reach second, and St. Paul
was out. The score stood toS
IN FAVOR OF ST. PAUL,
and Detroit had half an inning. The ex.
element was very great. every play made
calling forth applause. Brouthers took uI
the bat and drove the ball at Viau so vici
ously that the little pitcher couldn't stop it
but Mccarthy nabbed it and got it to frs
in time. Thompson followed with chance
hit to right and Dunlap took a base OF
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